Letter wishing Readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
25th December 2003.
Dear Readers,
The below mandalas portray the Commandments and the Kingdom of Heaven. By clicking on them whilst on-line - will hyperlink to the appropriate page. Please read all of John 14 - in verse 15 we read, If you love Me, keep My Commandments. In verse 21 it says, He that has my Commandments, and keeps them, he it is that loves Me; and he that loves me shall be loved of My Father, and I will love him, and will manifest Myself to him.
In Verse 26 we read, But the Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
In Verse 31 we read, But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave Me Commandments, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
May the Grace of the Holy Spirit grant us His will - to accomplish all that our Lord and Saviour has suffered for. For Yours is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory, forever and ever, Amen.
Yours Truly in Christ,
Giuseppe Vittorio Vitali.
Letter to the famished.
29th November 2003.
Dear Readers,
I would like to extend a hand of friendship, to those who hunger for the Truth. The below image symbolizes one of the churches spoken about in the Book of Revelation, The Church of Sardis. May I be as imaginative as to call them, The Six Grand Samoosas of Christianity, simply because their two dimensional shape resembles a glorified samoosa. The Seventh Church, that of Philadelphia, is the sum total of all six churches (the sum is greater than all its parts); and can be viewed in the Summary construction of the New Jerusalem.
The church of Sardis informs the famished truth gatherer - that they are not as enlightened as they profess to be. This pyramid of pilgrims professes that they are God's chosen people, yet they falsely testify due to their dead philosophy of untruths. They judge unduly; and even condemn others without a deeper understanding in the fundamentals of love towards other human beings, irrespective how sinful they may be. Christ teachers that we must love our enemy, Luke 6: 27-35. What is more astounding is that we must feed them, Romans 12: 20. He also explains that man does not live by bread alone, but by every word of Truth, Luke 4: 4.
So, to kill our enemy - no matter whether it is in self-defence - is contrary to Christ's teaching. If His Father, in Heaven, wanted to avoid the crucifixion of His Son Jesus, He would have sent an army of angels to defend Him. Why in heavens name did that not happen? Simply because Jesus came to earth to set an example, of how we should conduct our behaviour in accordance with the Commandments.
The first example that is written in the Bible, regarding Adam and Eve's sin, plainly shows that the Lord did not destroy the devil. Adam and Eve were innocent, children beguiled by the devil. The Lord knows that He can not directly interfere with the free-will of a person who is weak in spirit. It is the moral duty of every individual to reject evil provocations when confronted with them. Eliminating the evil doer from the presence of a weak spirited individual, will only create another source of evil - deep within the individual who is easily tempted. For that reason the angel fell and became the devil in the garden of Eden. Satan is a self-made creation. The fact is that he is not creating himself but actually trying to destroy what the Good Lord created. The devil is in conflict of interest. The only way to destroy the evil, is to not become part of its meal. For example, an individual has to remain strong in the faith of the Commandments, so as not to allow satan the opportunity to feed on the sinner. In such a horrific and terrorizing feast, the devil is allowed to expand his gang of devastating destruction. Evil is attracted to weak-minded people in society, in the same way a lion is attracted to a weak member of a herd. The lions will not simply go away until starvation overpowers them. I am speaking metaphorically, comparing the lion's food with man's appetite for sin. Each member in society has to resist the temptations that evil survives on. To scare the lion away, one has to act more ferocious than that lion, which would result in becoming a worse character. There is another way; that is, to eat the Truth, thereby increasing to a level where the lion finds itself inferior. In that enlightened consciousness, the enemy lion may well even evolve in its struggle to survive, 1st Peter 5: 8. Matthew 5: 20. Isaiah 11: 6-7.
As example, we must look at Jesus Christ. We must remain faithful even unto death, to receive the crown of life, Revelation 2: 10. We should not be tempted to use Old Testament underhand tactics, such as lying to our enemies, Joshua 2: 4. If everything in the Old Testament were true, it would not have had been necessary for Jesus to come to earth in the flesh. For the reasons of schism, the old prophets predicted Jesus Christ the Messiah, who would show the way. It would be better to keep silent rather than to give false testimony, a short life is not worth more than eternal life. How can liars have faith that they will not be lied too? They will live in constant fear of being deceived. Every face will seem to be their enemy, to the point that their own shadow will frighten them. Jesus came to save sinners, not to condemn them. Don't be afraid to die under your enemy's hands, be an example, teach them the true way of the crucifixion. Believe in the resurrection, Matthew 28: 13. Is it so unbelievable for solely Old Testament patriarchs not to believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, when Elijah, Elisha and Paul raised the dead? 1st Kings 17: 21, 2nd Kings 4: 34, and Acts 20: 10. Let the Lord raise us unto righteousness, Isaiah 45: 13.
The below art deco style image, is a symbolic assorted assembly of the Kingdom of Heaven. It truly represents an assortment gathering of the Lord's people. It is not an accurate portrayal image, as the cross image portrays - but an assortment of sections from those images. Unlike Frankenstein's creation, it is still very beautiful, I would love to see real Persian carpets and African bead-work made up with these designs. Most of all desirable, is that the Lord assemble His people in such a glorious state of real life existence, The Kingdom of Heaven. These Mandalas, is an angel's eye-view of the Lord's obedient People.
I hope the readers enjoy and learn from the significance of these Mandalas, so that the remembrance of our Lord Jesus Christ always remains fresh and gloriously alive in their hearts and minds.
Yours truly in Christ,
Giuseppe Vittorio Vitali.
The eyes of the Lord, His third eye sees eternity.
Letter to President Mbeki.
8th March 2004.
Dear President Thabo Mbeki,
I hope and pray that capital punishment will never again be reintroduced back into the Law Books of South Africa.
I find it very disturbing, when I see on television news, educated men and women demanding that the death sentence be brought back into Law. Just to get extra votes of a few bloodthirsty individuals, in the coming elections. The death penalty is the most inhuman punishment that mankind has ever invented in defence of self. It shows no compassion for neighbour who has become that way due to problematic circumstances in society. The main reason for the high crime in a society is due to poverty conditions and a lack of True Morals, which has sickened the minds of those offenders.
This does not mean we should let criminals go free, they should be rehabilitated in prison, of which the cost thereof must be to the rest of that society who derives the greater benefits that land provides. Criminals inherit this ill manner from mankind's past, so we are all responsible to each other whatever happens to our fellow. We should not try to create an Arian race, not tolerating the weaknesses that our own shadows produce as it falls onto the poor of whatever form. Rather, we should be more forgiving and compassionate to those who have fallen short of the Law. It is critical that offenders be given an education or, medical treatment in prison, so that their conscience can be made whole for the sole purpose of repentance.
It is sad when innocent victims die due to criminal activity - but killing the criminal will not bring the victim back, neither will it prevent a mentally sick or, impoverished criminal from doing what to them seems the only solution. The death penalty can only set a society back centuries in its journey through the struggle of the human race. Capital punishment is even more inhuman than the crime committed. It is inhuman because a presumed educated jury brings about that sentence - they should know better that two wrongs do not make a right. It will be a terrible day if the death penalty were to come back, proving that the majority of that society is truly a sick people.
I hope and pray that the ANC never again contemplate to bring back Capital Punishment. Instead, they should reduce defence spending for better prisons, housing for the homeless, food for the famished and education for the ignorant. Isn't that what we should all be voting for?
Yours sincerely,
Giuseppe Vittorio Vitali.
Letter to a troubled World.
27th March 2004.
Dear Israeli, Muslim and Western communities,
Killing of anyone is sin. No person is more favourable to life than another. It does not matter if a civilian, a president or a spiritual leader is killed; everyone has equal rights to life.
The destruction of a Muslim spiritual leader's life does not have more value than the life of a poor man who has no roof over his head. We are all equal in the eyes of the Lord, Romans 2: 11.
The frantic protests that are happening amongst Muslim communities, regarding the murder of one of their spiritual leaders, is no excuse to threaten vengeance on the population of Israel. All killing is derived from satan the devil. The devil has made children of all nations that support killing of the human race.
I do not find it wrong for anyone to condemn any acts of killing, as the American and the British leaders have stated. What I find to be hypocritical is that they should only do so if they themselves first repent of the killings they have committed against Muslim civilians in Iraq. The same would apply to what Muslim terrorists did in New York and what is happening in Israel, regarding suicide bombers.
Let me quote a scripture that Saint Paul wrote in the Book of Romans. Romans 2: 1-29, pay attention to verse 21 to 24. Yes, you teach others - then why don't you teach yourselves? You tell others not to steal - do you steal? You say it is wrong to commit adultery - do you do it? You say, "Don't pray to idols," and then make money your god instead. You are so proud of knowing God's laws, but you dishonour Him by breaking them. No wonder the scriptures say the world speaks evil of God because of you. Allow me to add, Do you condemn other people of killing, but do not condemn yourselves first - in a statement and an act of repentance?
I end this letter with this scripture, Romans 3: 31. Well then, if we are saved by faith, does this mean that we no longer need to obey God's laws? Just the opposite! In fact, only when we trust Jesus can we truly obey Him.
Only Jesus can save us, the word of God, mediator between man and God.
Repentance of sin.
When we sin, we kill God in us,
But thanks to our Lord Jesus Christ,
When we repent,
We resurrect Good in us.
Repent to be with the Father,
Repent to be with the Son,
Repent to be Holy and One.
Yours truly,
Giuseppe Vittorio Vitali.
Letter to all Humanity.
20th April 2004.
Dear Readers,
The below picture (diagram A) symbolizes the Tree of Christ's risen assembly of People, in full bloom. Follow the hyperlinks online to understand the total picture. Each cubed pixel of this fully expanded picture, which can be downloaded by following the hyperlink online, represents a family name. Each cubed pixel represents a thousand people, and each of those cubes another thousand people, infinitely. I am not claiming that they are Cubans, as we know Cubans today, but symbolize the perfect equality amongst the people of the Kingdom of Heaven, Christ being the whole Holy Cube (diagram C). Diagram B, portrays the outer shell; they are the guardians of the faith, the 144,000 Brides of Jesus, the Twelve Apostles and the outer pearly part of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. Diagram A is the inner City of Gold, (Revelation 21).
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The above, symbolically illustrates that the Kingdom of Heaven is not a physical place, it morally represents the people who must fulfil the precepts of obedience whilst entering through the teachings of the Pearly Gates. The purification process will transform this hell on earth, into the New Jerusalem. Thus, we pray, "Let Your Kingdom come, let Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven." It is an identical duplicate of the ideals that each and every morally sane Saint - holds dear, in their hearts and minds. To Christians, the hope of the fulfilled second coming of Christ, and to the Jews, the Messiah. This Ark of Jesus will transport, morally, all the people of God on a safe journey unto the Father of all Truth.
Some envious, big headed priests claim that they do not want to be placed into a box, not realizing that this Holy Ark is infinite. It is opposite to evil, and with greater strength than Pandora's box. Matthew 24: 37, But as the days of Noah were, so will also the coming of the Son of man be. Did the people not laugh at Noah, and refuse to enter the ark that would later save him and his family, through the faith they had in it? It would be easier for a camel to go through an eye of a needle than for such men to come into the Kingdom. It would be easier for all the animals on earth to be humbled than for these money driven, Judas inspired, evangelizing phoneys to come into the New Jerusalem. They don't count how many souls could be saved, but how many units of currency each soul will deposit into their buckets - that are passed around at collection time. To them souls equals pieces of silver, of which the poor, vulnerable and hopeless are their targets.
What I find disturbing is what is happening in Israel. Both Muslim and Israeli, killing each other like the waters of hell fire. I do not understand the philosophy of Muslims, who claim, that if they are killed, they go directly to heaven. If that is the case, why are they so disgraced when their soldiers, civilians and spiritual leaders are killed? They should be happy that those killed have gone to heaven. Do you not see the hypocrisy? Yet, their schizophrenic philosophy backfires into rages of mistrust, acted out in revenge attacks, nullifying what they believe. I can assure you Arafat; true Christians do not need you to forcefully protect Christian Churches, through the act of revenge murders. Christ's teachings are totally against killing of any form, irrespective if it is the taking of a life or sacred shrines, which is ultimately dust. To the contrary Jesus says if your hands and feet make you sin, cut them off, for it is better to enter Heaven without them - than to not enter at all with them. So, if your fingers make you pull the trigger, and your feet walk you to commit suicide bombings, it would be better to cut off your own limbs, rather than to act out those terrorist attacks.
The same can be said to the Israeli; if you fear your neighbour by separating yourselves from them, with tonnes of dirt instead of a heart of moral values, so too will the Holy of Holies be separated from you. Don't you see that the devil has got you both, Muslim and Jew - not to mention many other fallen Christians in the western world, as he wishes? Only Christ can save us all now. Repent and come into the Ark of Christ, so that we can become equals. Become True Children of Abraham by believing in Jesus Christ the Messiah. Only Jesus is the True mediator between God and man, and will forgive many times over if we truly repent in His name. Jesus knows the deepest thoughts of our hearts, and will guide us by the Holy Spirit if we trust Him fully. Begin by submitting to Jesus, the Son of God. Let Him guide us in creating this Heaven on earth, The New Jerusalem, as Noah was guided when he built the ark. All you need do now is to enter in peace while it is still open, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Yours truly in Christ,
Giuseppe Vittorio Vitali.
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Letter to Brothers and Sisters in Christ.
21st June 2004.
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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
The above picture portrays the Kingdom of Heaven, the assembly of God's People. The cube at the top represents The New Jerusalem as revealed in the Book of Revelation. When it unfolds, it reveals the crosses.
The right cross (the inside of the cube) represents the Lord's children (six pyramid formation), it also shows the representation of the six commandments from the second tablet of Moses, and the six lampstands of Jesus, which the children must obey to enter in through the pearls of the Kingdom. The other four commandments are revealed in blue within the six sections, and constitute the seventh lampstand of Philadelphia. The expanded picture can be viewed by following the hyperlink on-line. By loving our neighbours, we automatically love our Heavenly Father.
The left cross (the outside of the cube) represents Christ's Bride the 144000 (six red square like parts, represent the walls of the Kingdom). His 12 Apostles (multi coloured foundational framework on either side of the pearls) and the 12 Tribes of Israel (12 pearls represent the doorway of purification through the 10 commandments, which is also the seven lampstands of Jesus, in the Book of Revelation). The left cross represents the protectors of the Faith.
The centre cross (fits on top, over the right cross, much like ice-cream fits inside an ice-cream cone) represents the Holy Spirit. The vertex contains the Holy of Holies, and is infinitely eternal, due to it being constituted by the square root of two, which is represented by the proportionately expanded white cross that flashes over the cube in the above picture. Each pixel (representing a cube) in the expanded picture, which you will find on-line, represents a family name. Each cube can be further divided into another 1000 cubes infinitely. These measurements were calculated by using a golden measuring rod (very accurate, none is lost) as described in the Book of Revelation, now revealed on the web-site (you will need a zip program, and a Microsoft works spreadsheet program to view the calculations).
The beauty of these mandalas is very explanatory in describing the Kingdom of Heaven, at one glance. They can be compared to Zulu beaded love letters from Jesus. I once asked a Zulu boy, after he had performed onstage his customary Zulu dance, "What is the greatest gift?" To which he responded, "Speak Zulu," for he did not understand the question, but I understood his answer. I now hope that these mandalas will give the answer in all languages, especially those that can not read or write the written word.
Let your Kingdom Come, Lord Jesus,
Yours sincerely, and truly in Christ,
Giuseppe Vittorio Vitali.
Correspondence about the heresy in Christian Churches.
10th July 2004.
From: Giuseppe Vittorio Vitali.
To: Kendal Hulbert.
Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004. 9:46 AM.
Subject: Life Leadership Centre College.
Dear Kendal,
Could you please inform me where the Life Leadership Centre college courses are held, if it costs any money to partake in them, and does one have to enroll or can one just turn up. I would be interested if the courses are free, so please e-mail me with your response.
Thank you,
Best regards,
Giuseppe Vittorio Vitali.
From: Kendal Hulbert.
To: Giuseppe Vittorio Vitali.
Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004. 10:32 AM.
Subject: Re: Life Leadership Centre College.
Hi Mr Vitali,
I am pleased to hear from you.
Unfortunately, the courses are not free but a sponsorship can possibly be obtained for you if you speak to Pastor Sean Phillips at A C A, to make your case for one.
Registration for the course happens on the first night of the course. The course cost is R180 per term.
Regards
Kendal Hulbert
From: Giuseppe Vittorio Vitali.
To: Kendal Hulbert.
Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004. 14:35 PM.
Subject: Re: Life Leadership Centre College.
Dear Kendal,
Thank you for responding so soon. I strongly believe that the word of God must be taught free (Micah 3: 11). I would not like to cause any disputes amongst the other students, so I must decline your offer. Please feel free to visit my web site by clicking on the hyperlink while you are on-line, it is free for all to read.
Farewell in Christ,
Giuseppe.
From: Kendal Hulbert.
To: Giuseppe Vittorio Vitali.
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004. 8:14 AM.
Subject: Re: Life Leadership Centre College.
Hi Mr Vitali,
While I agree with you about the Word being free, the ones preaching it need to be supported. We could probably get into quite a discussion on the subject, but please do not think that this evening college is a moneymaking scheme cooked up by someone just to squeeze extra cash out of the poor congregation. The fees do not come close to covering our costs but do go a long way to helping us support students of the full-time college, and others, who have no money and may come from far away to study here.
The evening college goes towards covering a multitude of needs. Those who cannot study full-time, can still learn more of the Word on a part-time basis. Their fees go towards running costs as well as supporting those in need. The Word is free, but the lives of those behind the scenes are not. Even the Levites who received no inheritance but served as priests got 'paid' by the rest of the tribes, to support them.
Mr Vitali, might I ask you how else you might think those who dedicate their lives to feeding others spiritually are to be fed themselves? Physically or spiritually?
Regards
Kendal
From: Giuseppe Vittorio Vitali.
To: Kendal Hulbert.
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2004. 13:16 PM.
Subject: Re: Life Leadership Centre College.
Dear Kendal,
Thank you for responding. I am happy that you have asked me how one might be fed, and I presume you also mean clothed and housed, doing the Lord's work.
All to often one hears preachers saying that the water of life is free but the plumbing is not. May I suggest that those preachers become plumbers instead. The whole object of the Kingdom of Heaven is to eliminate the use of money, which is the root of all evil, (give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's). May I also say that our Lord did not even have a place to lay His head, He relied totally on his Father in Heaven to send the Holy Spirit to inspire the people to give charitably. It should never be compulsory to give charity - but as a free-gift from those who are inspired by the Holy Spirit to do so, (2nd Corinthians 8: 8). To preach the Gospel is already charitable work and should not be expected to receive back anything more than what has been preached, which should be the Kingdom of Heaven. A preacher's reward is to be with his student and the Father in His Kingdom. If the preacher can not fulfil that requirement then there is no reason for that preacher to be rewarded. St Paul reminds us that it is not the children's duty to feed the parents but the parents to feed the children. For that reason, he did not expect to be maintained by those whom he taught (2nd Corinthians 12). To be a preacher they must have at least a little faith, as small as a mustard seed, so they can move mountains of false religious belief. Only then will they be able to multiply the fish and the bread as Jesus did, more than enough to feed the multitude, and also to instruct the fish to fill the disciple's nets. We must be reminded that man does not live by bread alone but by every Word of God. If we were truly living by the Word of God, we could instruct our fellow to find gold coins inside the mouths of fishes, to pay for the plumbing that has lost its Spirit (Matthew 17: 27). I hope that my mouth, which represents the fish's mouth (deeper meaning), has brought forth - true riches of the world to come, The New Jerusalem. Web site: http://revealing.awardspace.us
I appeal to you dear fellow, don't sell Jesus the Word of God as Judas did (Matthew 27: 5), he dipped in the same spiritual dish as Jesus and then betrayed Him, as so many evangelizing phoneys do today. Teach freely, Matthew 10: 8, Psalms 54: 6, 1st Corinthians 2: 12, 2nd Corinthians 11: 7, Revelation 21: 6, chapter 22: 17, 1st Corinthians 9: 15-18.
Isaiah 55: 1-3. Ho, every one that is thirsty, you, come to the waters, and he that has no money; you come, buy, and eat; yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfies not? Hearken diligently to me, and you eat that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline your ear, and come to me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
I could carry on and on, but I hope that what I have written thus far has convinced you that preachers must have more faith that the Lord will provide, without asking the flock, for the Lord knows even before we ask Him. Only wolves expect to be fed off the sheep, and vultures off the spiritually dead. (Ezekiel 22: 27, Zephaniah 3: 3, Matthew 7: 15 and chapter 10: 16, Luke 10: 3-4, Acts 20: 29, Luke 17: 37. Jesus replied, "Where the body is, the vultures gather!"). Give without expecting anything back, it will teach you to walk on the water with Faith, which is a virtue of Love.
Kindest regards,
Giuseppe.
From: Kendal Hulbert.
To: Giuseppe Vittorio Vitali.
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004. 2:30 PM.
Subject: Re: Life Leadership Centre College.
Hi Mr Vitali,
Tell me please a little about yourself?
Do you fellowship at A C A, or are you trying to find a place to settle?
Are you active in any way spiritually, by that I mean do you preach the Word, or minister in any way to others?
Kendal
From: Giuseppe Vittorio Vitali.
To: Kendal Hulbert.
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2004. 13:38 PM.
Subject: Re: Life Leadership Centre College.
Dear Kendal,
Thank you for asking, I have attended a few sermons at A C A, of which I have not found to be very truthful. For example - on fathers day - a preacher preached that members of the church should call the leaders of the church their Father, and with such an aggressive attitude - inspired by the Old Testament, the Book of Hosea - that he forgot why Jesus Christ ever came to earth in the flesh. Jesus plainly stated that we only have one Father in Heaven and we are all brethren (Matthew 23: 8-9). Another time, quite a while back, an American preacher told a story of a brother who was going to church and got a flat tire. He then proceeded to pray; surprisingly a serpent came out of the bushes and inflated the flat tire with its mouth. When I confronted the preacher about the truthfulness of the story, he told me he heard it from some one else. Another brother at A C A, was standing there listening to all this, and came to his defence by asking me whether I believed that he had raised the dead in hospital. I hesitated - it sounded like a suspicious question, knowing that Jesus raised the dead and other prophets also did - so I went along with him and said "yes" in good faith; because I did not know him well enough. I did not find it impossible for someone to do such a good and unexaggerated miracle as raising the dead, but did find the story of the serpent inflating a car tire, so that the brother could attend a church service, ridiculous. It was only later when I became better acquainted with him, that I realized he too lied about his story. How could it be possible for the dead to raise the dead, I thought, enforcing that the only tire the serpent can inflate is the evil spirit of the storytellers? What makes me even more concerned is that the members of the church applauded frantically when they heard these lies, about the inflated tire and the Father naming, demonstrating how puffed up the devil can become.
You ask me if I am trying to find a place to settle. How can I settle elsewhere when I hear such nonsense, and on top of it all I have to pay to listen to it? I am feeling like John the Baptist - a voice in the wilderness, no one listens - they did not believe Jesus, so how can they believe me (John 12: 37-40).
I have a settlement in my heart (Luke17: 21), which you will find the directions too, on my web site: http://revealing.awardspace.us all that is now needed is for the infinite number of faithful to fulfil it. Do you believe what the Holy Spirit has inspired in me - what I have written to the churches? I am well aware that I must not hate my hypocritical brethren (hate the sin and not the sinner), I must honour them with the True Word, as I am doing in writing on my web site. (Church of Ephesus); but I am also aware that if no one wants to listen because they reject the Holy Spirit, then I must wipe the dead church's spiritual dust of souls off my feed and walk away. I come to raise the dead - but if the dead do not want to be raised then I have no other business there - but to let the flames of hell increase until the false churches burn themselves down (cease to exist) through their own untruthful teachings. Jesus said that He would come again. I believe this time He will come as His Bride the 144,000. As a bride takes on the name of her husband, so too the 144,000 take on the same name of Christ, who are the representatives of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ's second coming. She being of one mind and one spirit are the ones who will give rebirth - through baptism of fire - all of them that believe in Christ's Name.
Have you the faith to walk with the Holy Spirit through this fire of baptism? (Matthew 3: 11, Luke 3: 16, Hebrews 1: 7 and chapter 12: 29).
Yours truly in Christ,
Giuseppe.
From: Kendal Hulbert.
To: Giuseppe Vittorio Vitali.
Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2004. 23:46 PM.
Subject: Re: Life Leadership Centre College.
Hi Mr Vitali,
I think our conversation has come to an end.
While I personally have never heard the instances you refer to, I would be the first to challenge the truthfulness of a statement if I felt it to be dishonest.
However, if Jesus can get two coins from a fish, why can't a snake blow up a tyre. Either are just as 'impossible'. However, when you refer to the 144,000 I back off, because the Jehovah's Witnesses use a similar theology, which just like yours, has no scriptural backing whatsoever! The 144,000 are Jews, not wannabe holy men who think that they are God's gift to humanity. One thing I do not read in your e-mails is a 'contrite and humble' heart, I read anger and yes, hatred! The question is who made you judge of all the earth?
Are you perfect, can you claim that you and only you have the copyright on the truth? I have read your scriptures and I find either the context or interpretation seriously questionable in every instance.
Maybe, instead of attacking the 'hypocrites' you see around you, you should get down on your knees and ask God "Where would you want me to fellowship?" After all scripture says, "Forsake not the assembling of yourselves together". Christianity is all about family/ community, not rebellion and disruption. You may feel like John, but I'd far rather be like Jesus and reach out to the lost. If all you have to say is negative, I think it best you keep quiet, don't you?
I do not hear God in either your tone or attitude, so I feel in my heart that you are an attention seeking individual who is not interested in anyone else but himself and has been fooled into thinking himself a latter day prophet of sorts.
Of all the twelve disciples, it is noted that you focus on Judas and paint church leaders with his colours.
Someone once said "All are a blessing, some wherever they go, others whenever they go." Maybe you should be a blessing and leave.
Goodbye
Kendal
From: Giuseppe Vittorio Vitali.
To: Kendal Hulbert.
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2004. 19:41 PM.
Subject: Re: Life Leadership Centre College.
Dear Kendal,
You say our conversation has come to an end and then you insult me with false accusations such as. (1) Half hearted belief. (2) No scriptural evidence. (3) False quotation. (4) Judgmental. (5) Hateful heart. (6) Perfect monopoly on truth. (7) 100% untrue interpretation. (8) Negativity. (9) Godless. (10) Egoism. (11) False prophet. (12) False portrayal of others. Then you say I should get down on my knees, ask God where He would want me to fellowship and if all I have to say is negative I should keep quiet or better still, leave.
I will leave just as soon as you have heard my defence for Christ. (1) I once heard a story of a woman who lost her wedding ring down the drain, washing dishes. Apparently the ring washed down the sewerage and landed up in the sea, where a fish gobbled it up thinking that is was fish food, glittering like another creature of the sea. An angler caught the fish and took it to market together with all the other fishers he caught. The same woman that lost the ring happened to be there and bought the very same fish that gobbled the ring. To her surprise when she cut open the fish at home, she found the ring she had lost. The moral of the story is that I would tend to believe the fish story rather than the snakes. Do you really think that a serpent can inflate a 220 bar pressure car tire with its flimsy mouth pressed onto a metal valve? Not unless it had the lips and lungs of Butulezi - who can talk for hours on a single speech, to get the busses of pilgrims back on the road to freedom.
(2) and (3)You say that I have no scriptural backup whatsoever regarding the 144,000 Brides of Jesus and you quote that they are Jews, not wannabe holy men who think that they are God's gift to humanity. In Revelation 19: 8 it says, And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. Do you understand what saints mean? Saint comes from the Greek word, "hagios," which means sacred, pure, blameless, religious, consecrated, holy. Hagios is from the word, "hagnos," which means, clean, innocent, modest, perfect:- chaste, clean, pure. In Revelation 22: 17 it says, And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth, say, Come. And let him that is thirsty, come: And whoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Note here that the Bride has heard the Holy Spirit of Jesus (married Jesus, Revelation 19: 7), and as one, they (Holy Spirit and Bride) call the thirsty to drink of the water of life freely. In Revelation 7: 3-8 we read that 144,000 are sealed on the forehead, meaning chosen because they are approved to know the sacred secrets. They are the ones which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb (Revelation 7: 14). The multitude in verse 9 are the children of the Bride, because it is She that calls the thirsty in Revelation 22: 17. She is also Jewish or a Jewess from the twelve tribes of Israel because She is excellent, glorious, beauty, goodly, majesty, honour, comeliness from the Hebrew word, "howd," which originates from, "Yehuwdiy," meaning Jew. Do you really think that Jesus would marry anyone less Glorious, Beautiful, Good, Majestic, Honourable, Attractive and Faithful (virgin) as She is described? Alternatively, do you think that He would marry an unrepenting whore, full of idolatry and lies? Jesus was a Jew who came from the direct line of David. He spiritually marries a Jewess because He can not marry His children who are Christian, reborn children of His Bride. It is the seeds that save the generative crops, so too the children are Christians (Messiahs) or saviours of the faith, provided they remain faithful. I hope that you are satisfied with my explanation of point (2) and (3 false quotation).
(4) I do not see where I have claimed to have judged the whole earth. Maybe you can quote me where. I can quote you where Jesus says that they who follow Him, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the Throne of His Glory, they also shall sit upon twelve Thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel (Matthew 19: 28, Luke 22: 30). If I did say the saints will judge the world, 1st Corinthians 6: 2 will confirm it. Are we not saints with Jesus? 1st Corinthians 1: 2. If the scripture says that we are gods, then are we not at least saints? John 10: 34 and Psalms 82: 6.
(5) I have already told you in my previous letter that I hate no man, only the sins of man. If you read only anger and hatred, then you must examine your own heart, and chase out that evil spirit that is making you misinterpret my words associated with the feelings that you are so accustomed in believing.
(6) There can be only one Truth, we are either for or against Christ, we either Love or hate. I certainly do not hate anyone and I certainly would not be wasting my time writing to you if I hated you and all the false preachers. Jesus said we must feed even our enemy. You may be my enemy but I certainly do not hate you. I am gladly trying to bring you to repentance so you can be truly saved.
(7) You say that on every instance there is serious questionable interpretation or context of scripture. Again, you exaggerate like the preacher and his snake story. I disagree with you, it seems to me that you are stuck in the church of Sardis (Revelation 3: 1-6), where Jesus says that you have the name that you are alive but you are dead. It means you are disobeying the ninth commandment - you shall not bear false witness against your fellow. Jesus is saying that you think you know it all, thereby bearing false witness against them; but you are dead spiritually, you have not enough knowledge of the Kingdom of Heaven, repent!
(8) You say that all I say is negative, how can you say that when I am labouring for the Lord full time, helping Him make His Kingdom come? To the devil, everything I say will be negative, but to Jesus and His Family, it is better than most. I think you must turn 180 degrees so you can walk right with Christ. Everything you have accused me of is like a man talking to himself in the mirror.
(9) Then you say Godless because you do not hear Him in my tone or attitude. God is not someone who already exist but something that we must all still become together with Jesus Christ our Lord and saviour. God is an Ideal for humanity to become and not someone who is already finished being. He is infinite Spirit (John 4: 24). You may not agree with me on this one but my web site explains it in more detail.
(10) and (11) Then you say I am an egoist and a false prophet. That statement compares you to all those who crucified Christ, saying that Jesus was devil inspired. You say that I am causing rebellion and disruption. Did not Jesus say that he would bring the double-edged sword, to those who deny Him before men? (Matthew 10: 32-34, Revelation 1: 16). The sword here in Greek is, 'machaira,' pronounced mackh'-ahee-rah, which also means judicial punishment. This will set at variance (to make apart) as you have stated in your letter. You have judged yourselves in bringing down the sword upon your own heads, due to your unfaithfulness towards the Truth. You will be put in solitary confinement so that you can have a purifying conversation with the Supreme Lord of Justice. If He finds you unrepenting, he will throw you into the bottomless pit, and 1,000 years later, if you still refuse to repent, into the lake that burns with sulphur. This is the second death. (Revelation 2: 23, chapter 16: 9-11, and chapter 20).
(12) Finally, you say that I focus on Judas, portray church leaders as him who betrayed Jesus, selling Him for cash. Anyone who sells The Word of God is Judas inspired. The scriptures that I have quoted and many more on my web site give testimony to this fact. Did you not read in the scripture, Matthew 21: 12 and Mark 11: 15, that Jesus overthrew the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of them that sold doves in the temple? Two Doves were sacrificed by the poor when a women gave birth to a child, one for a burned offering, and the other for a sin offering, Leviticus 12, Luke 2: 23-24. It must have upset Jesus to think that He was to become the perfect sacrifice, the Word of God, and then be sold like merchandise so profitably that it needed separate tables - compared to a supermarket - as cashiers for the money to change hands. Did Jesus ask anyone for a single cent - for what they were about to receive? Freely you have received, freely give, (Matthew 10: 8). No wonder you people sell the word, because you have bought it from a den of thieves, publicly displaying that what you are doing - selling the word in His name - is not the truth. It plainly states in Revelation 13: 17, that only they who have the attributes of satan will be able to buy and sell what they presume is the truth. You are trying to crucify Christ repeatedly. He died only once for all humanity's sins, Romans 6: 10.
If you ask for bread, should I give you a stone instead? Matthew 7: 9. The Lord knows what we need, even before we ask. How will you digest the other, if you are filled with sin? First confess the first, and then the stones will turn to bread, as they cry out, because there will be no one greater to condemn you, Luke 19: 40, Matthew 5: 20. Then you will hear the Holy Spirit in everything, even through the unconscious words of the devil. An evil spirit will tell you to go left, and you will hear a different message in it - from the Holy Spirit - to go right. The devil, will be unaware that you are hearing a different message in his words, Luke 10: 19.
There are only four places that tithes are mentioned in the new testament. Matthew 23: 23, Luke 11: 42, Luke 18: 12, Hebrews 7: 5, 6, 8, and 9. Luke 18: 12, was the unrepenting confession of the rich man. In Matthew and Luke, Jesus rebukes the Pharisees for neglecting the more important duty of Loving God - through justice, mercy and faith; whilst it was still binding to give tithes in the old law. By this, Jesus meant that if the people respected the more important virtue of loving God, through the obedience of the Commandments - which would alleviate the sacrifice of having to give tithes, it would cure the cause rather than the disease. That would fulfill the scripture that said - the Lord will in His new covenant put the law in our hearts and minds. Consequently, it would not be necessary for anybody to teach their fellow about the Lord, Hebrews 8: 10-11. The tithes would not be necessary, due to the obedience of upholding the Ten Commandments. Everyone would become equal, as in the scripture - they who gathered much had nothing over, and they who gathered little had no lack, 2nd Corinthians 8: 14-15. Exodus 16: 17-18. Until that day arrives, an offering to the poor is optional, by those whose consciences are prompted in doing so, 2nd Corinthians 9: 7. Inspired justly by the priests of the order of Melchisedec, now being Christ's Bride, filled with the Holy Spirit, and not by opportunistic phoneys that feed off the offerings made to the poor. Revelation 22: 17, Hebrew 7, Matthew 7: 5, Acts 20: 29. The Lord wants our genuine Love, not our bribes. He wants our all, not just ten percent, Matthew 19: 21. If all of us are to give our all, who will pay tithes? Tithing would become fulfilled daily in observing the other more important precepts, the Ten Commandments, Revelation 22: 14. Man - that includes the poor - does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes down from Heaven, Luke 4: 4. Therefore, it would be good free advice, not to be part of the old covenant but of the new.
You quote scripture Hebrews 10: 25, "not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together," but you fail to understand the next verse. "For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the Truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sins." You can read the rest of the verses yourself to see what the result will be. In Mark 13: 14 and Matthew 24: 15, we are warned that when we hear the blasphemy of preachers in the churches, we must get out of her, Daniel 9: 27 and chapter 7: 25, Revelation 18: 4. No wander when I ask homeless poor people, who represent Christ, why they don't go to the church shelters, they give complaining excuses. They are as wise as rats that see the faults of ships that are about to sink.
All I can do for you is to pray to the Lord to have mercy on you, for you do not know what you are saying. May the Lord forgive you - maybe He will grant you the grace to repent of all the false accusations that you have stated against His good name and mine. Even Judas repented but it was too late, he hung himself. (Matthew 27: 3-5) Be careful not to blaspheme against the Holy Spirit, that is the only sin that will not be forgiven.
You say that it is a blessing whenever they go. The devil says, "have you come to torment us before the time?" (Matthew 8: 29). Speaking of being tormented - did you not read in the old testament, where Moses had to lift up a serpent on a pole? To remind them - when they looked at it - who sent the serpents, and who would forgive their sins. Just as spectacular, Jesus must be lifted up on the cross, to call and remind us who sent Him, and who will forgive our sins when we are tormented by them (John 3: 14, Numbers 21: 5-9, Luke 1: 69). You say, you would rather be Christ like than John like. Did you not read in the scriptures that Jesus has feet like fine brass as if they are glowing in the furnace? This means He can walk into hell to rescue His sheep. I think you have feet like yellow butter, afraid of the Truth, and just like Fiona on the weakest link television show, you end your letter with a snotty goodbye. Don't you think that it is about time you empty yourself out so that you may become weak? Then when you are empty and humble, the True Lord can fill you up to make you Truly strong - less ten percent of course. Then the process can be repeated until all you have left is two pennies, unable to maintain the lifestyle and habit you have of chewing your victims, like one chews chappies bubble gum. If by then you have the heart to give up even the little you have - so that the Lord can examine your heart and kidneys to find them dewormed of all your lies - then maybe, He will fill you with His abundant warehouse of Holy Spirit, (1st Corinthians 1: 25, 2nd Corinthians 2: 9-10, Hebrew 11: 34, 1st Peter 5: 8, Luke 12: 59, Psalms 26: 2, Revelation 2: 23, Exodus 34: 6).
You may well ask why I would want to come back for lessons. By Grace, I thought I would give the church another chance, but it seems that to most I have talked to there are unfaithful, beginning with those preachers mentioned above. It seems to me that most people there only want to be "Happy and Clappy," and when it is time to carry their cross, they expect Jesus to do all the carrying. Let me remind you what Jesus said, "Pick up your cross and follow Me."
Now I don't want to scold you so severely that you will stop believing. Presuming the Lord grants the church the grace that I or any other of the 144,000 Bride should return, don't let us find it not ready, late and asleep, preaching unfaithful lies, hypnotizing the flock in giving their money, unjustly, so that the salaries can be met or increased unreasonably. If any preacher is preaching because it pays for the rent then preaching is not for them. You ask me who anointed me judge. Preaching is God sent, not people sent. God pays our wages with an eternal victorious life. Preachers must preach what Christ wants, not what the people want. The people want the golden calf, 2nd Timothy 4: 3-4. They want to say amen to the disobedience rather than obedience. You ask if I am perfect. No one is, if I were you would be perfect too.
Repent! Kendal, repent! Let us repent together, even if that means for the sins of others.
In the name of Christ Jesus,
Giuseppe Vittorio Vitali.
Letter to a friend about lying.
9th August 2004.
Dear Madelief,
I am writing this letter because I am concerned about a certain matter that you said to me a while back. I am referring to the question of lying to an enemy, for what one may perceive to be a good cause.
You stated that it was in fact acceptable to lie for a good cause, and quoted the story in the Bible about Rahab the harlot.
James 2: 25, Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
Hebrews 11: 31, By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, as she had received the spies with peace.
Joshua 2: 4, And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men to me, but I knew not whence they were.
Joshua 6: 17, And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are in it, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
Please Note well, that in James, Hebrews, also in Joshua 6: 17, there is no mention of Rahab being saved because she lied; but for her faith of hiding them and sending them out another way (showed faith by works). It was in those good acts she performed, which was the immediate threat to the two men that justified her faith in good works. After hiding the two men, the king's men questioned her about them, and she lied, (it was her good works and not what she said). Lying causes, more harm than good because we all know the bloodshed that followed and is still flowing today, due to the disbelief in Jesus Christ our saviour. If she had told the truth it might had exposed the two men, but it might well had also negotiated a truce. The reason why there is so much bloodshed today - is that vengeance is propagated rather than mercy and forgiveness. Only Jesus preached in deed those virtues and lives on forever. Meanwhile, Rahab is dead and all they who follow her also die. In James chapter 3, Saint James then goes on to explain the importance of governing the tongue.
If the Old Testament were ALL right, in the way the Israelites behaved and in this instance Rahab, it would not have been necessary for Jesus Christ to come to earth in the flesh, to be an example of how to live our lives. Although He was crucified, He was also resurrected; there is where our hope and faith stands to uphold the Ten Commandments, which are also the Seven Churches in Revelation. Remember that we are all sinners; thanks must be to Jesus, that through repentance we receive mercy.
Yours truly,
Giuseppe.
Letter to a fellow priest about abortion.
10th August 2004.
Dear Brother Clifford Stokes,
I read in your weekly pamphlet that you intend to gather support through prayer, so that government's amendments proposed on abortion are rejected and that the already existing abortion legislation be repealed.
There is no question in my mind that abortion is a sin. I even go as far as to believe that spilling semen is also considered a sin. What I disagree with is that government makes harsh laws against abortion. When I say harsh, I mean punishment executed on an individual guilty of that offence. It should just be our duty to teach what is right - warning them of the consequences - without imposing punishment on someone who commits wrong. Two wrongs does not make it right. When a government imposes laws, it also has a duty to impose sentence on the guilty, usually as sinful as the crime committed, eye for eye and tooth for tooth. For this reason, an honest government should be as small as possible, and ruled by the truthfulness in every citizen's heart.
How else can an individual learn to do right without been punished, you may ask? The answer to that question is in Jesus Christ our saviour, who is Love. We have to be examples to each other, in the way we live our lives. We should know in our hearts what is right and what is wrong, without forcing punishment on a wrong doer. We should know that sin eventually enforces its own natural laws of cause and effect on the world, with devastating results, more justly than any earthly judge can ever dream of imagining. Therefore our duty as fellow human beings is to honour our fellow, much in the same way that students are honoured at university, up too the time and beyond, after they have been given their graduation certificates. Our duty should be to teach Love, without executing punishment on an offender whose bad example has been influenced by the very same species that habitat the same planet.
Even pigs know that they can not fly, and what will happen to them if they do jump off a steep cliff. Our duty as good abiding human beings is to suffer the consequences of non-believers, even to the point of death so that we may receive the crown of life. This sacrifice, which was demonstrated by Jesus, will eventually create a paradise on earth. In the end, the truth will triumph. By practising what we preach, and by allowing non-believers the opportunity to make up their own minds between right and wrong, will ultimately quicken the Truth. For the very same reason, burglar bars were not erected to protect the tree of good and evil in the garden of Eden. To the contrary, temptation was added, so that the free will to do well would be strengthened through the experience needed in believing. The Lord knew the consequences of a wrong decision but He did not restrict the free will of Adam and Eve. They did not know what suffering meant - in bringing up their children and eventually death. The Lord is not selfish. He wants us to know Him, to be like Him. If He wanted us to be His pets, He would have placed us in a fish bowl, out of any danger, like two goldfish. Is that what you want, or do you want to be God like, and think as if you have the ability to execute punishment justly, as the Lord already knows what the outcome will be. A concerned person's duty -including the government - is to convince people that abortion is wrong, and to give them the Love and support, convincing them not to have an abortion. Not to make it a legal issue, knowing that the same legal verdict will aggravate the situation even more, especially if a woman is wrongly convinced that an abortion is her only solution. Failure to convince a woman of not having an abortion is not justifiable for the concerned person's ego to gather support through petition and finally law. Although there is another innocent human being involved whose life is in danger of being aborted, it would be impracticable to rehabilitate justly - through imprisonment - thousands of women who commit this sin in South Africa yearly.
Eventually we will all live behind bars as is evident by the burglar bars that surrounds private property. This problem is hugely committed due to the poverty conditions that this society faces each day. Women already know that they can give their babies up for adoption if they are unable to bring them up. It would be more practical and just to promote anti- abortion classes without asking the government to intervene by punishing the mother with inhuman imprisonment conditions, making them worse criminals when they are released. Only true Love conquers all, and that is to lay down ones life for another, as Jesus did.
I find it shameful that priests in your position encourage the flock to pray so that government can repeal a law, which allows free will to flourish in a democratic South Africa. I understand the ignorance of the Catholic's and many other Churches. I also understand the brutal history that past church leader heads have committed - just to have control of the people at any costs - so they can bask in the glory of being at the top, while the masses are suffering the priest's fruits of hypocrisy.
I hope and pray that what I have written in this letter, has convinced you to be more compassionate to other fellow human beings less fortunate than yourself. To understand what they are going through. It is easy to judge unjustly when one is living alone, in what is it, an eight room church mansion? - Protected with double burglar bar security and three dogs, while these poor people live ten in a shack, and are impregnated by being raped repeatedly in front of their children or their spouse, unable to defend themselves. A game ranger thinks well to cull, yet you want to punish a woman who is living in conditions worse than an animal who is free to wander in the reserve. I repeat it is 100% wrong to abort a child, but it is additionally worse to punish a person who is trapped in her poverty, compelling her to fulfil her duty of bearing her child to maturity without any guarantee of a better life. If I were that child - with the knowledge I have now - I would rather die than to live under those laws that you are trying to enforce.
We should be thinking of concrete solutions, and not threatening penalties at the victims expense who are not in a position to believe because of the hypocrisy all around them. No mother, in her right frame of mind would contemplate abortion. It is the sick who think of such desperate measures, and yet you want to punish them, making them sicker because of unjust sentences. It's not the government's problem, they have the right law of choice in place, it is the church's problem, which lacks love and compassion for their fellow human being. Stop trying to sweep the problem under the carpet by shifting that responsibility over to the government, hoping that they will eliminate the problem by becoming as brutal as Saddam Hussein was, or what Mugabe is trying to do.
The Kingdom of Heaven on earth; will be established without violence by the Truth, which will be written in the hearts of every citizen in that Kingdom, called the New Jerusalem.
I hope and pray that the Holy Spirit will confirm in your heart, what I have stated above, is in fact true. Also that the frustration that you and your colleagues have regarding abortion may be cured without wrongfully trying to quicken the end of it, by ignoring the root of the problem, which is fundamentally spiritual ignorance.
Yours sincerely in Christ Jesus,
Giuseppe Vittorio Vitali.
Letter to a fellow preacher about what to ask Our Heavenly Father.
20th August 2004,
Dear Brother preacher, from the Family Harvest Church,
I have been watching your television program on Sundays. I was quite impressed by the manner in which you preached, only to be disappointed last Sunday when you preached a booboo.
You told the story explaining the reasons why it is quite ok to demand from God that He give us money (your explanation below). You elaborated by telling a tale. You expounded by telling the viewers that you prayed on an aeroplane, asking God to give you money. You then specified that the money was only delivered to you much later, due to evil interference, which caused a road accident involving the donor's family car. You went on about how the moneybag was returned to the donors, after the bag had been displaced meters away from the crushed trunk of the car. How miraculously it was that no one ran off with the bag, which was in full view in a busy street. How your demands influenced the return of the moneybag, so that the donors could still give it over to you - delayed but finally delivered as expected. You even assumed that you would have the assurance of proving the accuracy of your interpretation of scripture, by inviting the donors - as witnesses - onto the pulpit, and that it would justify your interpretation below.
You quoted the scripture John 16: 23, where it says, Whatsoever you shall ask the Father in My Name, He will give it. I must add, there are many scriptures, which quote these instructions, such as Matthew 7: 7, and chapter 21: 22. Luke 11: 9, John 11: 22, and chapter 14: 13-14, chapter 15: 7 and 16, 1st John 3: 22, and chapter 5: 14.
You continued saying that according to Strong's concordance of the Bible, it says that the word, "ask," corresponds with the number 4441 of the Greek translation. I would like to correct you by informing you that it is not true, and that in all the scriptures quoted above, the word, "ask," only corresponds with the number 154. There are only two quotes in the New Testament where the word, "ask," corresponds with the number 4441, that is in John 13: 24, and in Acts 10: 29. The word, "asked," is quoted four times, Luke 15: 26, and chapter 18: 36, Acts 4: 7, and chapter 10: 18, all times, they are asking man, not our Heavenly Father.
Number 154 says, "aiteo," in Greek, pronounced, "ahee-teh'-o"; of uncertain derivative; to ask (in genitive (case)):-ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require. Then it says, compare 4441.
When we look at 4441, it states, "punthanomai," pronounced, "poon-than-om-ahee"; middle (voice) prolongation from a primary, "putho," (which occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses); to question, i.e. ascertain by inquiry (as a matter of information merely; an thus differing from 2065, which property means a request as a favour; and from 154, which is strictly a demand of something due; as well as from 2212, which implies a search for something hidden; and from 1189, which involves the idea of urgent need); by implication to learn (by casual intelligence):-ask, demand, enquire, understand.
It is quite clear that Strong's meaning for 154, did not include the differed meaning in 4441, because it did not want to include the wrong meaning, which arrogantly describes a sense of demand when an inquiry for worldly matters is investigated. Number 154, was specifically selected for interpretation so it would not give the wrong meaning, however in other worldly phrases it may arrogantly include the 4441 meaning, "demand of something due." The inclusion of using the number 154, in Strong's concordance, for other worldly matters, would only show good manners to a world that is terribly in the dark.
Dear Brother, you have stumbled over the Truth, by promoting your own interpretation of scripture to justify your desire for money, which is the root of all evil. I have not included the word, "love" for money is the root of all evil, because I certainly do not mean; "the hate for money is the root of all evil." We either love it or we hate it. Other letters and chapters on my web site explain the dangers of money, which will not be present in the Kingdom of Heaven. We are either for or against Christ, we can not be neutral or moderate, concerning Him. We must be zealous, not lukewarm, Revelation 3: 15 and 19. We should not ask God for money, which was not created by Him, (Caesar's face is on there, not God's). We have to work for it, until the world realizes the disadvantages money has on the progress of all humanity.
As we are asking our Heavenly Father for something - do you not think that the correct translation should be "beg," which means, ask earnestly or humbly? It is certainly also not wrong to, call for, require, ask, crave or desire God's Love. I can quite understand Caesar demanding our money, which may be due; but do you think it is due by God to give it to us? To the contrary, in James 4: 3 it says, Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
Just because you received the money that you demanded in your request, does not mean it came from God. The devil said to Jesus in the wilderness that he would give it all to Him if He just worshiped him, Luke 4: 4-7. Jesus specifically instructs us to ask the Father, and I emphasize, "In His Name." In His Name means anything to do with His Kingdom. In Matthew 21: 22, He was talking about asking the ability to perform miracles. In Luke 11: 9, He was talking about asking for wisdom in three spiritual loaves (Father, Son and Holy Spirit). In John 11: 22, He was talking about asking to receive the power to raise the dead. In John 14: 13-14, He was talking about asking the ability to do great works. In John 16: 23, He was talking about asking concerning the future for His return, "let Your Kingdom come." In John 15: 7 and 16, He was talking about asking to remain in His vine so that our fruits in loving each other should remain. In 1st John 3: 22, He was talking about asking the Father's Grace to remain in His commandments, so that we can become sanctified (ask for Holiness, saintliness as He is Holy). In 1st John 5: 14, He was talking about asking His Father that we be in accordance with His will, to believe Him, "The Son," so that we may have eternal life. We should ask these things to help others, for the Glory of God's Kingdom, 1st John 5: 16. If you ask Him for Bread (Life), will He give you a stone (death) instead? (tomb of gold, Matthew 16: 26). Alternatively, if you ask Him for fish (deeper meaning), will He give you a serpent (lies) instead? Matthews 7: 9-10. Do not be fooled by the devil, for our Heavenly Father knows what we need even before we ask Him, Matthew 6: 8.
I hope that this Christian Fish that I have prepared for you, which can feed the entire universe, will kill the serpent that is lying repeatedly in the minds of those who ignorantly are following the anti-Christ.
Yours Truly in Christ,
Giuseppe Vittorio Vitali.
The controversial death of Judas.
4th July 2005.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I have been reading a book wherein the controversy of Judas death may cause unnourished Christians to disbelieve the Gospel, due to the contradictory historical event of Judas death, as described in Matthew 27: 5 and Acts 1: 18 of the King James Version. In Matthew it states that Judas hung himself on a tree, and in Acts it states that he fell headlong in the field he bought, bursting his bowels out into it.
Readers of the Holy Scriptures must understand there are many verses in the Bible that is figurative, metaphorical in nature. When we read the Greek translation of the word bowels in the Abingdon's Strong's exhaustive concordance of the Bible, we note that the word is, "splagehnon" - from the word, "splen" - (the spleen) an intestine. Its figurative meaning is, pity or sympathy: - bowels, inward affection, tender mercy. The word is associated with the Greek word, "splagehnizomai" - meaning to have the bowels yearn, i.e. feel sympathy, to pity: - have (be moved with) compassion.
Whenever the word bowels is used, in the New Testament, it uses the word figuratively. In 2nd Corinthians 6: 12, it talks about being straitened in ones own unrighteous bowels, and not in Christ's bowels as Philippians 1: 8 describes. In Philippians 2: 1 and Colossians 3: 12, it talks about the bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness, meekness and longsuffering. In Philemon 7, 12 and 20, it figuratively compares bowels to a wholesome heart. In 1st John 3: 17, it compares closed bowels of compassion towards brethren in need, whilst spilling out bowels of Godlessness. In today's comparison, we hear that one must have guts or the balls to go to war.
The fact remains that Judas betrayed Jesus, thereby denying the Truth, choosing death instead. Judas bought into a field of unrighteousness, and quickly fell into his own pit that he had dug out for others, spilling out of his bowels seeds of corruption, instead of fruits associated with the Good Vine of Life. To this day, the common grave is associated with the field of blood, emphasizing that the fruit of sin is the spilling of death.
Blessed are they who believe and have not seen. Can we confirm Christ Jesus the Truth although He may never had existed before? Blessed are they who confirm the ideals of Jesus Christ in themselves although they have not seen them in this world, but live in Faith and the Hope of His Kingdom to come. Are we prepared to allow Christ in us, although He never may have existed in us before, due to our blindness? To see the Beauty of the Kingdom of Heaven with our spiritual eyes our spiritual ears must first hear. Revelation 2: 29, He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. Let our physical eyes hear the Word spiritually, so that our spiritual eyes can see God's Kingdom in reality, then our spiritual ears will not be hard of hearing. We are spiritually dead because there is darkness all around this evil world. There is much confusing noise resulting in wickedness. In all that noise there is no communicative meaning of a better life, except for the hope in the regeneration of the Truth after the flames of hell have past by, burning up all the undesirables and their works of unrighteousness. Then our other senses will be resurrected from the dead; our noses will smell the fragrant oils of the Lord's communicative hope of the resurrection. Our mouths will taste the Bread of Life, Luke 22: 16. Our bodies will feel like living again because our sixth sense will tell us that we are free at last.
Yours sincerely in Christ,
Giuseppe Vittorio Vitali.